What this change means
The top line moves, and the earth above hardens into a mountain with a spring at its foot. This line is the heart of the reading. It says real achievements and results are coming, but that you need to choose carefully who you surround yourself with right now. The old image shows a great prince giving his command, founding states and granting houses, while warning not to give office to petty people.
The resulting hexagram, 4 Immaturity, adds humility. It says you may not yet have the maturity your goal requires, and asks you to seek guidance and put good advice into practice. So the campaign is won, and now comes the harder part of building well. Choose advisers and partners for their quality, not their flattery, and keep learning. Watch for success going to your head just when you're deciding whom to trust.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 6 of 7 The Army
You'll get real achievements and results, but choose carefully who you surround yourself with right now.
The great prince gives his command: founding states, conferring houses. Do not employ the petty person.
- The judgment of 7 The Army
Whatever your question, the favorable answer comes from acting with discipline and organization: face the situation head-on and speak clearly, say what you want, without trying to impose it.
The constancy of a seasoned leader brings good fortune. No fault.
- The judgment of 4 Immaturity
Be aware that you don't yet have the maturity you need to reach what you're after in the area of your question. Act with humility: ask for guidance, seek advice and counsel, and put what you're told into practice.
Success. I do not go looking for the ignorant youth; the ignorant youth comes looking for me. The first time the oracle is asked, I answer. A second and a third asking is an offense, and an offense gets no answer. Constancy is favorable.
The trigrams
The way back
4 Immaturity → 7 The Armyline 6
Other transformations of The Army
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.